Include all the costs of in-house IT support, including salaries, equipment, software, and more. Look at what you’d spend in the next year if you kept support in-house. That’s a good baseline to help you compare managed services costs.

If your in-house IT team is currently putting out fires every day, they don’t have time to work on specific projects that can fuel your growth. Give them a break from the daily grind of keeping your business running so they can innovate.

You have two numbers now. In most cases, the in-house costs will be substantially more than outsourcing. This is where you’ll find the true savings from IT outsourcing.

Outsourcing can do more than just reduce your costs; check out these benefits.

You may be under the impression that managed services from a third-party are a commodity. But they’re actually not, which means pricing can vary greatly. However, they could be significantly less than hiring more headcount. 

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